There is a general consensus that African American Studies as a field of knowledge was born out of black resistance movements during the early years of the civil rights in the 940s and 1950s. Provide a critical discussion of the political, social, and economic conditions that led to the birth of African American studies. \\n\\nPaper should reference a couple/few of the following readings, but do not need to be cited. \\nPaper should include a couple outside sources relevant to the topic and do need to be cited.\\n\\nReadings:\\nHall, Perry. (1996). Introducing African American Studies: Systematic and Thematic Principles. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 26(6), pp. 713-734.\\n\\nMills, Wright. (1959). The Promise. The Sociological Imagination, pp. 3-24.\\n\\nAsante, Molefi. (2001). African American Studies: The Future of the Discipline. The Black Scholar, Vol. 22(3), pp. 20-29.\\n\\nGates, Henry L. (2001). African American Studies in the 21st Century. The Black Scholar, Vol. 22(3), pp. 3-9.\\n\\nMarable, Manning. (2002). Blueprint for Black Studies and Multiculturalism. The Black Scholar, Vol. 22(3), pp. 30-35.\\n\\nGuy-Sheftall, Beverly. (1960). Black Women\\\’s Studies: The Interface of Women\\\’s Studies and Black Studies. Phylon, Vol. 49(1/2), pp. 33-41.\\n\\nGordon, Vivian. (1981). The Coming of Age of Black Studies. Western Journal of Black Studies 5 (3):231-236.\\n\\nBunzel, John. (1968). Black Studies at San Francisco State. The Public Interest: 37-38.\\n\\nChristian, Mark. (2006). Black Studies in the 21st Century: Longevity Has Its Place. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 36(5), pp. 698-719.\\n